After electing to bat, KL Rahul and Murali Vijay made a positive start for India before Mitchell Santner got rid of Rahul, who looked dangerous in his innings of 32. Cheteshwar Pujara and Vijay then used their feet well against the spinners to put India in a strong position at lunch on Day 1 of the first Test at Kanpur. Catch live cricket score of IND v NZ here.

Virat Kohli’s India embark on an important 13-Test season today when they take on New Zealand in the first match of the three-Test series at Kanpur’s Green Park Stadium. This will be India’s 500th Test match too, a momentous occasion. Get live cricket score of India vs New Zealand here